WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -An 84-year-old Ava man has died after a car crash involving a UTV on Saturday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol , the crash occurred on Highway 5, about three miles south of Mansfield, at around 1 p.m.

Troopers said the crash occurred as both a 2005 Chrysler 300 and a Kawasaki Mule UTV were travelling north on Highway 5.

The UTV, driven by an 84-year-old man from Ava, went to make a left turn. The Chrysler, driven by a 66-year-old woman from Mansfield, went to pass another vehicle and hit the UTV from behind, according to the crash report.

The driver of the UTV was later pronounced dead by the Wright County coroner. He was not wearing a safety device, troopers said.

The crash report states the driver of the Chrysler sustained minor i

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